Pathmanabhaswamy temple:SC questions questional royal family

Thiruvananthapuram: The Supreme Court questioned the Travancore Royal family in connection with the ‘Devaprasnam’ conducted at Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple here to ascertain the divine will. The court expressed surprise when it was told that the expert committee appointed by it left the decision regarding opening the vault B of the temple to “Devaprashnam”.

The Court also enquired whether the Royal family had no trust in the Expert committee chairman. The apex court wondered, how could the committee could outsource its decision.

The Royal family’s filed a petition against the opening of the temple vault “B”. The apex court bench of Justice RV Raveendran and Justice AK Patnaik ruled that it had no interest to interfere in the traditional customs of the temple.The state government must take necessary steps to improve the security arrangements at the temple, the Court said.

Meanwhile, the court was given the local court commissioner’s report on the temple treasure. The apex court will now take up the matter on September 12.